PCSD32 PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education swore in Terry Wichern as its newest member during its regular October meeting Wednesday evening at the Perryville Area Career and Technology Center. Terry Wichern is sworn in by board secretary Julie Wibbenmeyer The board selected Wichern to fill a […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – With winter weather just around the corner, the Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 16. Motorists may notice an increased number of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill, which will begin at 8 a.m. in rural areas and 9 a.m. in urban
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by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — If you try to keep pace with Marsden Fisher, bring good boots and an even better planner. In the past year alone, the Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior has co-captained an Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team, revived a sustainability organization that now stewards a campus butterfly garden, and maintained
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — With an evidence-based, individualized and comprehensive approach, Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School is enjoying significant increases in first-time passage rates for recent graduates sitting for bar exams. Thomas Reichert, an assistant professor of law with SIU Simmons Law School, leads a contracts class for first-year law students. (Photos by
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents. Among those listed as arrested are: 47-year-old David Young of Woodville, Illinois on September 26 for driving while revoked, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrest happened about
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KANSAS CITY – The Western District Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming a lower court’s injunction blocking Missouri’s ban on abortion care and enjoining several medically unnecessary restrictions that target abortion providers. In addition to labeling portions of the Attorney General’s argument as “lack[ing] any precedent” and “disingenuous,” the court recognized that, “…if a statute
JEFFERSON CITY – With winter weather just around the corner, the Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 16. Motorists may notice an increased number of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill, which will begin at 8 a.m. in rural areas and 9 a.m. in urban
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SEDALIA, Mo. – Missouri 4-H recently honored outstanding volunteers and supporters who have who have made lasting contributions to the 4-H program and the youth of Missouri. 2025 Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame inductees. Photo by Amanda Stapp. The Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose service and commitment to 4-H
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ST. LOUIS – After recent news that a newborn was safely and legally surrendered in a Missouri Safe Haven box, Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) is reminding the community that confidential help and resources are available for expectant and new parents long before they reach a crisis point. This was the third such surrender
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Invasive Plant Action Awards. MoIP established the Invasive Plant Action Award program to recognize the outstanding work being done in Missouri to control invasive plant species. The MoIP Invasive Plant Action Awards recognize exceptional
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